U.S. patent number 8,870,988 [Application Number 13/386,305] was granted by the patent office on 2014-10-28 for dust collector for a vacuum cleaner having a dust removal function.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.. The grantee listed for this patent is Il Du Jung, Jang Keun Oh. Invention is credited to Il Du Jung, Jang Keun Oh.
United States Patent |
8,870,988 |
Oh , et al. |
October 28, 2014 |
Dust collector for a vacuum cleaner having a dust removal
function
Abstract
A dust collector includes a dust container; a centrifugal
separator installed inside the dust container to separate dust from
air; a filter unit installed at a discharge hole of the centrifugal
separator and provided with a filter member; and a dust-removing
device for dislodging dust from the filter unit. The dust-removing
device includes a dust removal unit including a dust-removing
member having dust-removing projections formed on an undersurface
thereof, wherein the dust-removing projections move back and forth
while contacting the filter unit to dislodge dust from the filter
unit; and a drive unit for providing driving power to the dust
removal unit.
Inventors: |
Oh; Jang Keun (Gwangju,
KR), Jung; Il Du (Gwangju, KR) |
Applicant: |
Name |
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Oh; Jang Keun
Jung; Il Du |
Gwangju
Gwangju |
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KR
KR |
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Assignee: |
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
(Suwon-Si, KR)
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Family
ID: |
43499247 |
Appl.
No.: |
13/386,305 |
Filed: |
April 7, 2010 |
PCT
Filed: |
April 07, 2010 |
PCT No.: |
PCT/KR2010/002114 |
371(c)(1),(2),(4) Date: |
January 20, 2012 |
PCT
Pub. No.: |
WO2011/010786 |
PCT
Pub. Date: |
January 27, 2011 |
Prior Publication Data
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Document
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Publication Date |
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US 20120117927 A1 |
May 17, 2012 |
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Foreign Application Priority Data
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Jul 24, 2009 [KR] |
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10-2009-0067669 |
Jul 29, 2009 [KR] |
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10-2009-0069281 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
55/296; 55/405;
55/429; 55/337; 55/295; 55/304; 15/353; 15/352 |
Current CPC
Class: |
A47L
9/1666 (20130101); A47L 9/122 (20130101); A47L
9/20 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
A47L
9/10 (20060101) |
Field of
Search: |
;55/295-299,304,337,1,405,429,459.1,DIG.3 ;15/352-353 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
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2008154800 |
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Jul 2012 |
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2003-0088534 |
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10-0437106 |
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10-2004-0081706 |
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Other References
International Search Report for PCT/KR2010/002114 mailed Nov. 22,
2010. cited by applicant.
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Primary Examiner: Greene; Jason M
Assistant Examiner: Hawkins; Karla
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Staas & Halsey LLP
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A dust collector for a vacuum cleaner comprising: a dust
container; a centrifugal separator installed inside the dust
container to separate dust from air, the centrifugal separator
including a centrifugal separating tube installed vertically, a
stabilizer, an air current guide, and a discharge pipe having a
grill formed in a lower part thereof; a discharge unit formed
installed inside the container, the discharge unit including a
discharge hole connected to the discharge pipe; a filter unit
installed at the discharge hole, the filter unit being provided
with a filter member; and a dust-removing device to dislodge dust
from the filter unit, wherein the dust-removing device comprises a
dust removal unit including a dust-removing member having
dust-removing projections formed on an undersurface thereof,
wherein the dust-removing projections move back and forth while
contacting the filter unit to dislodge dust from the filter unit;
and a drive unit to provide driving power to the dust removal
unit.
2. The dust collector for a vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the filter unit and the dust removal unit are installed
slantedly.
3. The dust collector for a vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the dust-removing member comprises a plurality of
dust-removing members which are installed to be separated from one
another at regular intervals.
4. The dust collector for a vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 3,
wherein the dust removal unit further comprises: a fixing member
fixedly connecting ends of the plurality of dust-removing members;
and a connecting member fixedly connecting other ends of the
dust-removing members.
5. The dust collector for a vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 4,
wherein the filter unit further comprises a guide member guiding
back and forth movements of the dust-removing members.
6. The dust collector for a vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 4,
wherein the drive unit comprises: a motor provided with a motor
shaft; a cam coupled to the motor shaft; a first camshaft coupled
to be eccentric with the cam; a second camshaft installed to be
separated from the first camshaft at regular intervals and fixed
into the connecting member; and a cam link connecting the first
camshaft and the second camshaft.
7. The dust collector for a vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 4,
wherein the drive unit comprises: a motor provided with a motor
shaft; a rotating camshaft coupled to the motor shaft; and a
rotating cam coupled to be eccentric with the rotating camshaft;
wherein the rotating cam applying force to the connecting member in
a direction perpendicular to the motor shaft.
8. The dust collector for a vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 7,
wherein a surface of the connecting member which contacts the
rotating cam is a convex curved surface.
9. The dust collector for a vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 7,
wherein the drive unit further comprises an elastic member applying
pressure to the dust removal unit in a direction opposite to force
applied to the connecting member by the rotating cam.
10. The dust collector for a vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 1,
wherein the inside of the dust container is divided into the
centrifugal separator, a dust collecting area storing dust
separated from the centrifugal separator, and a filter dust
collecting area storing dust separated from the filter unit.
11. The dust collector for a vacuum cleaner as claimed in claim 10,
wherein the filter dust collecting area, the centrifugal separator,
and the dust collecting area are arranged in a row along a
transverse direction.
Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is a U.S. national phase of International
Application No. PCT/KR2010/002114 filed on Apr. 7, 2010, which
claims priority to Korean Application No. 10-2009-0067669, filed on
Jul. 24, 2009 and Korean Application No. 10-2009-0069281, filed on
Jul. 29, 2009, the contents of which are hereby incorporated by
reference.
BACKGROUND
1. Field
The present disclosure relates to a dust collector for a vacuum
cleaner having a dust removal function which dislodges dust from a
filter installed in the dust collector.
2. Description of the Related Art
In order to solve inconvenience of changing a dust bag and burden
of expenses, a vacuum cleaner with a centrifugal separator has come
into wide use, which is equipped with a dust collector comprising a
centrifugal separator which separates dust flowed in by negative
pressure from air, a dust container which contains the dust
separated by the centrifugal separator, and a filter (a secondary
filter) which filters out minute matters included in the air from
which the dust is separated.
The conventional dust collector may generally have deteriorated
suction force as the secondary filter has fine dust gradually
accumulated thereon, and subsequently decreased efficiency of
picking up foreign matters from a cleaning surface or separating
dust inside the centrifugal separator.
Accordingly, various prior arts are provided for removing the
accumulated dust from the secondary filter.
Examples of such prior arts are `a connection apparatus` of
Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2008-272112 (hereinafter
referred to as "prior art 1") and `an electric cleaner (a vacuum
cleaner)` of Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2008-154800
(hereinafter referred to as "prior art 2").
Prior art 1 discloses a configuration that a driven unit moves back
and forth along a guide member by a drive unit while projections
formed on a driven member impact on a filter so as to dislodge dust
accumulated on the filter. Prior art 2 discloses a configuration
that an elastic member moves back and forth according to a rotation
of gear while impacting on a filter so as to dislodge dust
accumulated on the filter.
The above described prior arts are capable of removing dust
accumulated on a filter (a secondary filter) installed in a dust
collector autonomously while driving a vacuum cleaner. However,
prior art 1 presents a problem in that since a driving unit is
arranged to overlap with a driven unit, a combination structure is
wide, and in case of a dust collector having a vertical structure,
this results in increasing a height of the whole dust
collector.
Further, said prior arts 1 and 2 present a problem in that as
configurations of impacting on a filter using the projections
formed on both sides of the driven unit (prior art 1) and the
elastic member of grid structure (prior art 2), since a contact
area is small between the projections formed on the driven unit or
the elastic member for dislodging dust and the filter, vibration is
not sent to the entire filter, and thus dust accumulated on the
filter is not removed effectively. Another problem lies in that
dust is not removed evenly from the entire filter.
SUMMARY
The present disclosure has been developed in order to overcome the
above drawbacks and other problems associated with the above
described prior arts. An aspect of the present disclosure is to
provide a dust collector for a vacuum cleaner having a dust removal
function, wherein the total volume of the dust collector does not
increase and the efficiency in removing dust collected on a filter
is improved.
Further, another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a
dust collector for a vacuum cleaner having a dust removal function
which improves the efficiency in removing dust from the entire
filter.
Further, another aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a
dust collector for a vacuum cleaner having a dust removal function
which reduces pressure loss and improves structures.
In one general aspect, there is provided a dust collector for a
vacuum cleaner having a dust removal function includes a dust
container; a centrifugal separator installed inside the dust
container to separate dust from air; a filter unit installed at a
discharge hole of the centrifugal separator and provided with a
filter member; and a dust-removing device for dislodging dust from
the filter unit. The dust-removing device includes a dust removal
unit including a dust-removing member having dust-removing
projections formed on an undersurface thereof, wherein the
dust-removing projections move back and forth while contacting the
filter unit to dislodge dust from the filter unit; and a drive unit
for providing driving power to the dust removal unit.
The filter unit and the dust removal unit can be installed in a
slanted manner.
The dust-removing member can be installed to be separated from one
another between a plurality of dust-removing members at regular
intervals.
The dust removal unit may further include a first fixing member
which fixedly connects ends of the plurality of dust-removing
members and a connecting member which fixedly connects other ends
of the plurality of dust-removing members.
The filter unit may further include a guide member which guides
back-and-forth movements of the dust-removing members.
The drive unit includes a motor provided with a motor shaft, a cam
combined with the motor shaft, a first camshaft combined to be
eccentric with the cam, a second camshaft installed to be separated
from the first camshaft at regular intervals and fixed to the
connecting member, and a cam link which connects the first camshaft
and the second camshaft.
The drive unit includes a motor provided with a motor shaft, a
rotating camshaft connected to the motor shaft, and a rotating cam
combined to be eccentric with the rotating camshaft. The rotating
cam can be constituted to apply power in the direction
perpendicular to the motor shaft to the connecting member.
A contact area of the connecting member and the rotating cam can be
constituted as convex curved surface.
The rotating cam can be constituted to further include an elastic
member which applies power to the dust removal unit in the
direction opposite to the power applied to the connecting
member.
The inside of the dust container can be constituted to be divided
into the centrifugal separator, a dust collecting area in which
stores dust separated in the centrifugal separator, and a filter
dust collecting space in which stores dust separated from the
filter unit.
The filter dust collecting space, the centrifugal separator, and
the dust collecting area can be arranged in a row along a
transverse direction.
According to the aspects of the present disclosure, there is an
advantage in that the dust collector providing the function of
dislodging dust is minimized not to increase in size by arranging
the dust removal unit and the drive unit on the same plane.
Also, there is an advantage in that the dust removal unit and the
drive unit are arranged not to overlap with each other on the same
plane and this leads to facilitating assembly and management of the
dust removal unit and the drive unit, and accordingly facilitating
assembly and management of the dust collector.
Also, there is an advantage in that the contact area of the dust
removal unit and the filter member increases and impact is sent to
the entire filter so that dust accumulated on the whole area of the
filter can be removed evenly.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
These and/or other aspects and advantages will become apparent and
more readily appreciated from the following description of the
embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of
which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a dust collector 100
according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present
disclosure;
FIG. 2 is a partial section view illustrating a dust collector 100
cut along line II-II shown in FIG. 1;
FIGS. 3 and 4 are partially exploded perspective views illustrating
a dust collector 100 cut portion III shown in FIG. 1 so as to show
a back and forth movement of a first dust-removing member 160 and a
second dust-removing member 170;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a vacuum cleaner 1
equipped with a dust collector 100 shown in FIG. 1; and
FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views illustrating a dust collector
300 according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present
disclosure, and FIG. 6 illustrates a state that a dust removal unit
350 moves in the direction opposite to a motor 311 and FIG. 7
illustrates a state that the dust removal unit 350 moves in the
direction of the motor 311.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure will
be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a dust collector 100
according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present
disclosure, FIG. 2 is a partial section view illustrating a dust
collector 100 cut along line II-II shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. 3 and
4 are partially exploded perspective views illustrating a dust
collector 100 cut portion III shown in FIG. 1 so as to show a back
and forth movement of a first dust-removing member 160 and a second
dust-removing member 170.
Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the dust collector 100 according to the
first exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure includes a
dust container 101, a centrifugal separator 130, a filter unit 180,
and a dust-removing device 100a.
The dust container 101 is equipped with a handle 10 on the outside
thereof, and is divided into a dust collecting area 120 and a
centrifugal separator 130 which are installed inside the dust
container 101. An upper part of the centrifugal separator 130 is
divided from a discharge unit 140 by a first partitioning wall 109.
A lower area of the filter unit 180 on side portions of the
centrifugal separator 130 forms a filter dust collecting area 120a
divided from the dust collecting area 120 by a second partitioning
wall 109a. The discharge unit 140 includes a discharge hole 140a
which is disposed in an upper part of the filter dust collecting
area 120a, and leans at a certain angle with respect to the
vertical direction. The discharge hole 140a also leans at a certain
angle with respect to the vertical direction so as to discharge air
in a slanting direction at a certain angle. Accordingly, dust
dislodged from a filter member 182 falls into the filter dust
collecting area 120a and is prevented from flowing into a discharge
pipe 107. The upper part of the filter dust collecting area 120a
communicates with the lower area of the filter unit 180 of the
discharge unit 140 and the filter dust collecting area 120a
collects dust dislodged from the filter member 182.
A dust container cover 102 is coupled to an undersurface of the
dust container 101, including undersurfaces of the dust collecting
area 120 and the filter dust collecting area 120a, to be able to
open and close, and the dust container cover 102 is used to remove
foreign matters such as dust, and the like, collected in the dust
collecting area 120 and the filter dust collecting area 120a.
A dust container cover inlet 101b is formed in the dust container
cover 102, which flows outside air including foreign matters of a
cleaning surface into the dust collector 100. The dust container
cover 102 may discharge simultaneously dust collected in the dust
collecting area 120 and the filter dust collecting area 120a when
the dust container 101 opens. Accordingly, a user can empty out
simultaneously the dust collected in the dust collecting area 120
and the filter dust collecting area 120a.
The centrifugal separator 130 includes a centrifugal separating
tube 131 installed vertically, a stabilizer 105, an air current
guide 106, and a discharge pipe 107.
The centrifugal separating tube 131 divides a centrifugal
separating area 133 from the dust collecting area 120 which
collects dust separated from the centrifugal separator 130. An
upper part of the centrifugal separating tube 131 is installed in a
vertically upward direction in the inner and undersurface of the
dust container 101, and the upper part of the centrifugal
separating tube 131 is at the height of being separated from an
undersurface of the first partitioning wall 109 at regular
intervals. The dust separated from the centrifugal separator 130 is
discharged into the dust collecting area 120 through the space
provided between the undersurface of the first partitioning wall
109 and the upper part of the centrifugal separating tube 131.
The stabilizer 105 is installed in a vertically upward direction in
the inner and undersurface of the centrifugal separating tube 131
so as to induce air flowed into the centrifugal separating tube 131
to rotate and move upwardly.
The air current guide 106 is installed between the stabilizer 105
and the centrifugal separating tube 131, the lower part of the air
current guide 106 forms an inlet 101a communicating with the dust
container cover inlet 101b, and the air current guide 106 is
extendedly formed in a spirally upward direction on the basis of
the stabilizer 105. The air current guide 106 having such a
structure draws outside air flowed in through the inlet 101a to
rotate on the stabilizer 105 and move upwardly.
The discharge pipe 107 forms a grill 108 in a lower part thereof
and has a pipe structure which is penetrated up and down. The
discharge pipe 107 is extendedly installed from the undersurface of
the first partitioning wall 109 to the inner of the centrifugal
separating tube 131 downwardly so that an upper part thereof
communicates with the discharge unit 140.
The centrifugal separator 130 is installed inside the dust
container 101 and is divided from the dust collecting area 120.
Further, as described above, the lower space of the filter unit 180
is separated as the filter dust collecting area 120a. Such a
structure makes it possible to reduce the whole height of the dust
container 101 and results in miniaturization and compactification
of the dust collector 100. Such miniaturization and
compactification of the dust collector 100 is achieved more
effectively when the centrifugal separator 130 is adjacent to the
lower part of the filter member 182.
The centrifugal separator 130 is installed vertically and air
flowed in through the inlet 101a flows through the discharge pipe
107, the filter unit 180, and the discharge hole 140a in an upward
direction without a reversal of direction. This leads to reducing
pressure loss. Further, the filter dust collecting area 120a, the
centrifugal separator 130, and the dust collecting area 120 are
arranged in a row along a transverse direction and this results in
forming the whole height of the dust collector 100 in a compact
manner.
The filter unit 180 includes a filter case 190, a filter gasket
181, and a filter member 182. The filter member 182 is encased in
the filter case 190 and the filter gasket 181 is installed around
the circumference of an end of the filter case 190. The filter
gasket 181 plays a role in stopping leak of air when the dust
collector 100 is installed in a vacuum cleaner. The filter member
182 is coupled fixedly to the discharge hole 140a of the dust
container 101. A bent part 182a of a peak of the filter member 182
is constituted to withstand frictional impact by a plastic insert
injection when being in contact with the first dust-removing member
160 and the second dust-removing member 170. The guide member 181a
guides back-and-forth movements of the dust removal unit 150, and
the first dust-removing member 160 and the second dust-removing
member 170 are exposed outside penetrating a dust-removing member
moving hole 181b. The filter unit 180 is installed to have a
certain slope on the upper part of the centrifugal separator 130.
Accordingly, filter dust separated from the filter member 182 is
minimized flying from the filter dust collecting area 120a to the
outside, and also the dust can be easily separated from the filter
member 182 by easing free fall of the separated dust.
The dust-removing device 100a includes the drive unit 110 and the
dust removal unit 150. The drive unit 110 is coupled to a side of
the upper part of the dust container 101 so as to send driving
force for back-and-forth movements to the dust removal unit 150.
The dust removal unit 150 is constituted to dislodge dust collected
in the filter member 182 by moving back and forth by means of the
drive unit 110 on the upper part of the filter member 182.
The drive unit 110 is constituted to include a motor 111 provided
with a motor shaft 112, a cam 113 coupled to the motor shaft 112, a
first camshaft 114 coupled to be eccentric with the cam 113, a
camshaft link 115 wherein the first camshaft 114 is coupled
rotatably to an end of the camshaft link 115, and an upper end of a
second camshaft 116 coupled rotatably to the other end of the
camshaft link 115 and a lower end of the second camshaft 116
coupled rotatably to a connecting member (L).
The dust removal unit 150, as shown in FIG. 1, includes a first
dust-removing member 160, a second dust-removing member 170, a
first fixing member 151, a second fixing member 151a, and a
connecting member (L). The first dust-removing member 160 and the
second dust-removing member 170 include a plate which can move left
and right. A plurality of dust-removing projections (P) is formed
to project in the longitudinal direction at regular intervals on
undersurfaces of the first dust-removing member 160 and the second
dust-removing member 170. The dust-removing projections (P) have
peak and valley, and apply impact while the first dust-removing
member 160 and the second dust-removing member 170 move back and
forth. The first dust-removing member 160 and the second
dust-removing member 170 can be two or more.
On side portions of the first fixing member 151 and the second
fixing member 151a, a guide groove 152, into which the guide member
181a is inserted, is formed so that left and right reciprocating
motion thereof can be guided along the guide member 181a.
The first fixing member 151 fixedly connects adjacent ends of the
first dust-removing member 160 and the second dust-removing member
170 which are far from the drive unit 110. The second fixing member
151a guides portions of the first dust-removing member 160 and the
second dust-removing member 170 which are adjacent to the drive
unit 110 and is fixed so that the first dust-removing member 160
and the second dust-removing member 170 move penetrating the second
fixing member 151a.
The ends adjacent to the drive unit 110 of the first dust-removing
member 160 and the second dust-removing member 170 are exposed to
be possible to move back and forth to the outside of the filter
case 190 through the dust-removing member moving hole 181b. The
connecting member (L) connects the ends of the first dust-removing
member 160 and the second dust-removing member 170 which are
exposed to the outside of the filter case 190, and provides an
extending unit 117 coupled rotatably to an end of the second
camshaft 116 and connects the dust removal unit 150 to the drive
unit 110.
The dust collector 100 having the structure as shown in FIGS. 1 to
4 according to a first exemplary embodiment of the present
disclosure is equipped in a vacuum cleaner 1 so that the discharge
hole 140a can communicate with an inlet (not shown) of a fan motor
unit, and then is adjusted by a main body cover 210 (see FIG.
5).
When the vacuum cleaner 1 drives, the dust collector 100 separates
dust from air flowed by suction force occurring in the fan motor
unit, collects in the dust collecting area 120, and discharges the
air from which the dust is separated, through the discharge hole
140a.
The filter member 182 filters out fine dust which is not separated
in the centrifugal separator 130. The dust-removing device 100a
removes dust accumulated on the filter member 182, and thus
prevents the filter member 182 from blocking in spite of a
continuous use of the vacuum cleaner 1.
Hereafter, referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, an operation of the
dust-removing device 100a is described.
When the dust-removing device 100a drives, the motor shaft 112
rotates and the cam 113 rotates according to the rotation of the
motor shaft 112. When the cam 113 rotates, the first camshaft 114
coupled to be eccentric with the cam 113 rotates in a circle with a
radius of an eccentric distance (x) from the center of the upper
part of the cam 113. The first camshaft 114 rotates having a bond
radius, the camshaft link 115 (see arrow A of FIG. 4) make back and
forth vibrating movements. Accordingly, the dust removal unit 150
moves left and right within the range of distance corresponding to
a rotational diameter of the first camshaft 114 as shown in FIGS. 3
and 4. FIG. 3 illustrates a state that the dust removal unit 150
moves in a direction opposite to the motor 111 and FIG. 4
illustrates a state that the dust removal unit 150 moves in the
direction of the motor 111.
In accordance with the left and right movements of the dust removal
unit 150, the dust-removing projections (P) formed on undersurfaces
of the first dust-removing member 160 and the second dust-removing
member 170 impact with the upper part of the filter member 182 to
dislodge dust (filter dust) accumulated on the filter member 182.
In this case, since the dust-removing projections (P) are formed on
the entire undersurfaces of the first dust-removing member 160 and
the second dust-removing member 170, they can contact the whole
area of the filter member 182. Accordingly, since impact force
occurring from the dust-removing projections (P) is sent to the
whole area of the filter member 182 and the sent impact force
increases in proportion to a contact area, the dust accumulated on
the filter member 182 is effectively removed. The dust separated
from the filter member 182 is collected in the filter dust
collecting area 120a.
As described above, the dust collected in the dust collecting area
120 and the filter dust collecting area 120a is empty at the same
time when the dust container cover 102 opens after the dust
collector 100 is separated from the vacuum cleaner 1.
An operation time and period of the dust-removing device 100a may
be constituted in various manners. In other words, the
dust-removing device 100a may be constituted to operate
automatically during a standby time prior to turning on the vacuum
cleaner 1 and another standby time prior to separating a power cord
from an outlet after turning off the vacuum cleaner 1. Further, the
dust-removing device 100a may be constituted to be driven by a user
individually by means of a switch (not shown) provided in the
vacuum cleaner 1.
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a vacuum cleaner 1
equipped with the dust collector 100 shown in FIG. 1.
A main body 200 of the vacuum cleaner 1 includes a hose coupling
hole 201, a main body cover 210 which fixes a dust collector 100,
and wheels 203 to move the vacuum cleaner 1.
The hose coupling hole 201 is disposed in a lower part of the main
body 200 and is coupled to a nozzle hose (not shown). An end of one
side of the main body cover 210 is coupled to the main body 200 to
be able to open and close by hinge.
FIGS. 6 and 7 are perspective views illustrating a dust collector
300 according to a second exemplary embodiment of the present
disclosure, and FIG. 6 illustrates a state that a dust removal unit
350 moves in the direction opposite to a motor 311 and FIG. 7
illustrates a state that the dust removal unit 350 moves in the
direction of the motor 311.
Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the dust collector 300 according to the
second exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure is different
from the dust collector 100 and the dust-removing device 150
according to the first exemplary embodiment of the present
disclosure in terms of constitution, but the remaining
constitutions thereof are identical to each other. Therefore, among
the constitutions of the dust-removing device 350, the only
constitutions different from those of the first exemplary
embodiment are described, but the constitutions identical to those
of the first exemplary embodiment are shown as reference numerals
which are the same as the first exemplary embodiment and their
explanations are omitted.
The dust-removing device 300a according to the second exemplary
embodiment of the present disclosure, as shown in FIG. 6, includes
a drive unit 310 and a dust removal unit 350. The drive unit 310
includes a motor 311, a rotating camshaft 312, a rotating cam 313,
and a support member 314.
The motor 311 provides with a motor shaft 311a. An end of the
rotating camshaft 312 makes an axial combination with the motor
shaft 311a.
The rotating cam 313 is insertedly coupled to be eccentric with the
rotating camshaft 312 in a cylindrical shape. The support member
314 is formed projecting on the outside of the dust collector 300
and supports an end of the rotating camshaft 312 rotatably.
The dust removal unit 350 includes an elastic member 355, a first
dust-removing member 160, a second dust-removing member 170, a
first fixing member 151, a second fixing member 151a, and a
connecting member (L').
The first dust-removing member 160, the second dust-removing member
170, the first fixing member 151, and the second fixing member 151a
are constitutions which are identical to those of the first
exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, and thus their
explanations are omitted.
The elastic member 355, as shown in FIG. 6, applies pressure to
ends of the first dust-removing member 160 and the second
dust-removing member 170 in a direction of a motor, that is, the
dust removal unit 350 elastically in a direction opposite to force
applied to the connecting member (L'), as a coil spring installed
inside an elastic member case 354 installed penetrating a filter
case 190.
The connecting member (L') fixedly connects adjacent ends of the
first dust-removing member 160 and the second dust-removing member
170 which are exposed to the side of the drive unit 310. The
connecting member (L') is a semi-circular column, whose cross
section is a semicircle shape and a surface contacting the rotating
cam 313 is convex curved surface. Among the cross sections of the
semicircle shape of the connecting member (L'), a flat surface side
is coupled to ends of the first dust-removing member 160 and the
second dust-removing member 170 and a semi-circular side contacts
the rotating cam 313.
Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, there is provided explanations of an
operation of the dust-removing device 100a according to the second
exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure.
When the dust-removing device 100a drives, the motor 311 drives and
the motor shaft 311a rotates and the rotating camshaft 312 rotates
according to the rotation of the motor shaft 311a. When the
rotating camshaft 312 rotates, the rotating cam 313 rotates in a
circle with a radius of a distance (y) between the center of the
rotating cam 313 and the axial center of the rotating camshaft 312
on the basis of the rotating camshaft 312. When the rotating cam
313 rotates and appears in a position as shown in FIG. 6, it
applies force to the connecting member (L') in the direction
opposite to the motor 311 and in the direction perpendicular to the
motor shaft 311a. When the rotating cam 313 appears in a position
as shown in FIG. 7, the connecting member (L') moves in the
direction of the motor 311 and goes back to the original position
by the elastic member 355, and moves left and right in a state of
bonding to the rotating cam 313.
If the connecting member (L') moves back and forth according to the
rotation of the rotating cam 313, the first dust-removing member
160 and the second dust-removing member 170 move back and forth in
a state of contacting the upper part of the filter member 182.
If the first dust-removing member 160 and the second dust-removing
member 170 move back and forth, dust-removing projections (P)
formed on undersurfaces of the first dust-removing member 160 and
the second dust-removing member 170 impact with the upper part of
the filter member 182 to dislodge dust (filter dust) accumulated on
the filter member 182. Accordingly, since impact force occurring
from the dust-removing projections (P) is sent to the whole area of
the filter member 182 and the sent impact force increases in
proportion to a contact area, the dust accumulated on the filter
member 182 is effectively removed. The dust separated from the
filter member 182 is collected in the filter dust collecting area
120a. The dust collected in the dust collecting area 120 and the
filter dust collecting area 120a is empty at the same time when the
dust container cover 102 opens after the dust collector 300 is
separated from the vacuum cleaner 1.
The dust collector 100, 300 according to the present disclosure is
described and illustrated as the stabilizer 105 formed vertically
and the vertical centrifugal separator 130 which provides the
discharge pipe 107, but the centrifugal separator 130 may be formed
in a lying shape.
Further, the centrifugal separator 130 can be formed in a plural
manner.
Further, the centrifugal separator 130 includes a main centrifugal
separator which separates big and heavy dust and a plurality of
auxiliary centrifugal separators (not shown) which removes fine
dust included in air from which the dust is separated by the main
centrifugal separator.
The present disclosure is applicable to cleaning apparatuses for
use in home, business, and industrial cleaners.
Although a few embodiments have been shown and described, it would
be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made
in these embodiments without departing from the principles and
spirit of the invention, the scope of which is defined in the
claims and their equivalents.
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